A 25-stone rugby fan was told he had to book two seats on a plane because of his size - only to find that they were on opposite sides of the aisle.

Les Price, 32, of Llanhilleth, south Wales, flew from Heathrow to Cork to watch the Wales v Ireland rugby game earlier this month with Aer Lingus, forking out an extra £107 for his ticket. On the return flight he discovered he was booked on two seats in different rows on opposite sides of the plane. Aer Lingus have refunded him the money but deny having a policy to ask large passengers to book two seats.